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On 19 September 2016, the District Court of The Hague ruled upon the designation of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) as a safe country of origin.The case relates to the asylum applications from a Macedonian family, members of the Romani community.

On 14 September 2016, the Council of stated reviewed the legality of the designation of Albania as a safe country of origin. In this case, the Council of State clarified under which conditions a country may be designated a safe country of origin.

On 23 August 2016, the District Court of Groningen ruled upon the designation of Morocco as a safe country of origin.

The case relates to an asylum application from a Moroccan national. The State Secretary of Security and Justice dismissed the asylum claim as manifestly unfounded because Morocco – with the exception of LGBTI persons – could be considered as a safe country of origin.

In a judgment of 3 June 2016, The Hague District Court ruled on the subject of a Dublin transfer to Lithuania.

The case relates to a national of Tajikistan, who arrived in the Netherlands through Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Lithuania. As the applicant’s Schengen visa had been issued by Lithuania, the State Secretary of Security and Justice submitted a take back request to the Lithuanian authorities, which was subsequently accepted.